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The '''''Studio C Cappa''''' is a stage type found at Chuck E. Cheese's locations that opened with the stage from 2003 to 2006 or replaced a previous stage from 2003 to 2009. |
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A total of 63 were installed, and as of October 2023, 21 remain in operation, solely in the United States, although 1 was installed in Canada, but the location (Kingston, Ontario) closed in 2015. The Studio C Cappa is the only Studio C stage to only have 16M bots and no 32M bots. Studio C Alpha had both 32M bots and one 16M bot at one point in 2020, Studio C Beta still have both 16M and 32M bots, Circles of Light (with bot) have many 16M bots left and one 32M bot remaining. The Cappa has always had 16M bots for their stages. |
A total of 63 were installed, and as of October 2023, 21 remain in operation, solely in the United States, although 1 was installed in Canada, but the location (Kingston, Ontario) closed in 2015. The Studio C Cappa is the only Studio C stage to only have 16M bots and no 32M bots. Studio C Alpha had both 32M bots and one 16M bot at one point in 2020, Studio C Beta still have both 16M and 32M bots, Circles of Light (with bot) have many 16M bots left and one 32M bot remaining. The Cappa has always had 16M bots for their stages. |
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== THistory == |
== THistory == |
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In 2002, Chuck E. Cheese's would begin testing a new store format known officially as "Small-Town CEC" stores at three locations. Those being Waco, TX, Lake Jackson, TX and Dover, DE. These would feature a stage called the [[Small-Town Studio C Prototype]] which lacked the animatronic. This test then failed and eventually would be modified into what is now known as the |
In 2002, Chuck E. Cheese's would begin testing a new store format known officially as "Small-Town CEC" stores at three locations. Those being Waco, TX, Lake Jackson, TX and Dover, DE. These would feature a stage called the [[Small-Town Studio C Prototype|Studio C Cappa Prototype]] which lacked the animatronic. This test then failed and eventually would be modified into what is now known as the Studio C Cappa. |
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Beginning in 2003, a revised version of the small-town store concept would debut with the Joplin, MO location, which opened its doors on July 22, 2003. The version stage would be installed at seven stores from July 22, 2003, till September 30, 2003, when the final V1 |
Beginning in 2003, a revised version of the small-town store concept would debut with the Joplin, MO location, which opened its doors on July 22, 2003. The version stage would be installed at seven stores from July 22, 2003, till September 30, 2003, when the final V1 Studio C Cappa was installed at Muskegon, MI. In November 2003 Version 2 of the Studio C Cappa would begin being installed across thirty-three stores firstly at Tuscaloosa, AL in November 2003 till early/mid 2005 when it was lastly installed at Evansville, IN. Starting in 2004/2005 at the Lewisville, TX store CEC Entertainment would begin installing stages that combined parts of the Studio C Cappa with some fixtures of the Beta. This would be installed at twenty-two locations across various locations from 2004/2005 - October 30, 2006. The final Studio C Cappa would open with the New Hartford, NY (now closed) location on October 30th, 2006. The final Studio C Cappa to be installed would be the Alexandria, Louisiana (now 2.0) location in 2009. |
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=== Unofficial Name === |
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While it's official name according to documents is "Small-Town Studio C", a large majority of the CEC community refers to this stage as "Studio C Cappa", in which the name comes from the Greek alphabet, as a result of the stage being the third major Studio C stage to be produced (not counting the Studio C Prototype and Small-Town Studio C Prototype stages.), even though Cappa (actually spelled Kappa) is the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet, while Alpha (Studio C Alpha) and Beta (Studio C Beta) are the 1st and 2nd letters of the Greek alphabet, respectively. |
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== Design == |
== Design == |
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The first iteration of the |
The first iteration of the Studio C Cappa reused parts of the buffet stage whilst bringing a new stage design for Chucks stage. The new design would show a mirror with three rope lights behind the 16m Chuck E. Cheese. The animatronic sat atop an angular, trapezoidal stage with no curtains with the flood lights moved to the spotlight bar. Next to Chuck E. was a large platform which all of the elements of the Studio C Beta were condensed into; up top were three 24" rear projection monitors lined up evenly next to each other and below that was a small but wide blue screen with a trapezoidal carpet mat on the floor. For additional lighting the spotlight bar had the CEC Spot, three floods, Gemini, Warp, Strobe, Applause and On the Air. |
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Waco received a unique set up instead of the blue screen it used the same material seen on the stage with the "CEC" letters put on top of it to the left and right it featured two sets of three rope lights. A total of 7 V1 |
Waco received a unique set up instead of the blue screen it used the same material seen on the stage with the "CEC" letters put on top of it to the left and right it featured two sets of three rope lights. A total of 7 V1 Studio C Cappa's were installed, with 2 remaining as of November 2023, those are Joplin, Missouri (First store to open with Studio C Cappa, possibly first or second Studio C Cappa, as Waco, Texas replaced their [[Studio C Buffet|Studio C Cappa Prototype]] at the same time), and Jackson, Tennessee (second store to open with Studio C Cappa, and last in Tennessee). The latest V1 stage to be removed was in Goldsboro, North Carolina. They had theirs from September 2003 to July 2023. |
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=== Version 2 === |
=== Version 2 === |
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=== Version 3 === |
=== Version 3 === |
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The final design removed the trapezoidal stage and extended swirl pattern replacing them with what the [[Studio C Beta]] looked like. complete with lights and backdrop and working curtains until early 2006 when fake curtains began being installed. The Blue Screen design remained the same as it was in v2. The additional lighting was the same as v2. The final |
The final design removed the trapezoidal stage and extended swirl pattern replacing them with what the [[Studio C Beta]] looked like. complete with lights and backdrop and working curtains until early 2006 when fake curtains began being installed. The Blue Screen design remained the same as it was in v2. The additional lighting was the same as v2. The final to open would be the New Hartford, New York location (Which closed in 2020), with theirs being a V3. The last to be installed was Alexandria, Louisiana in 2009. |
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== Gallery == |
== Gallery == |
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|V1 |
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| 2003 |
| 2003 |
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| First Store to open with |
| First Store to open with , Either First or Second installed. Oldest . Last in Missouri |
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|Jackson, TN |
|Jackson, TN |
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|V1 |
|V1 |
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|2003 |
|2003 |
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|2nd oldest |
|2nd oldest . Last Cappa in Tennessee. Second store to open with . |
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| Janesville, WI |
| Janesville, WI |
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|V2 |
|V2 |
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|2003 |
|2003 |
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|One of 4 |
|One of 4 s installed in Indiana. |
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|Kokomo, IN |
|Kokomo, IN |
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|V2 |
|V2 |
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|2004 |
|2004 |
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|One of 4 |
|One of 4 s installed in Indiana. |
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| Las Cruces, NM |
| Las Cruces, NM |
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|V2 |
|V2 |
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|2004 |
|2004 |
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|Only |
|Only in New Mexico, last Studio C and last animatronic show in the state. |
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|Asheville, NC |
|Asheville, NC |
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|V2 |
|V2 |
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|2004 |
|2004 |
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|One of 4 |
|One of 4 s installed in North Carolina (6 in the Carolinas). |
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|Hattiesburg, MS* |
|Hattiesburg, MS* |
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|V2 |
|V2 |
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|2004 |
|2004 |
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|One of 2 |
|One of 2 s installed in South Carolina (6 in the Carolinas). Last in South Carolina. |
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|Salisbury, MD |
|Salisbury, MD |
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|V2 |
|V2 |
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|2004 |
|2004 |
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|One of 2 |
|One of 2 s in Maryland. |
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|Longview, TX |
|Longview, TX |
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|V2 |
|V2 |
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|2004 |
|2004 |
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|Last |
|Last in Alabama as Decatur upgraded to a Beta at some point and Tuscaloosa closed due to a tornado. One of three s installed in Alabama. |
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|College Station, TX |
|College Station, TX |
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|V3 |
|V3 |
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|2005/6 |
|2005/6 |
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|Former |
|Former Prototype. |
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| [[Hagerstown, MD (17618 Valley Mall Blvd)]] |
| [[Hagerstown, MD (17618 Valley Mall Blvd)]] |
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|V3 |
|V3 |
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|2005 |
|2005 |
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|One of 2 |
|One of 2 s in Maryland. |
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|Victoria, TX |
|Victoria, TX |
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|V3 |
|V3 |
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|2005 |
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|One of 4 |
|One of 4 s installed in Pennsylvania. |
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|Abilene, TX |
|Abilene, TX |
Revision as of 02:00, 21 December 2023
The Studio C Cappa is a stage type found at Chuck E. Cheese's locations that opened with the stage from 2003 to 2006 or replaced a previous stage from 2003 to 2009.
A total of 63 were installed, and as of October 2023, 21 remain in operation, solely in the United States, although 1 was installed in Canada, but the location (Kingston, Ontario) closed in 2015. The Studio C Cappa is the only Studio C stage to only have 16M bots and no 32M bots. Studio C Alpha had both 32M bots and one 16M bot at one point in 2020, Studio C Beta still have both 16M and 32M bots, Circles of Light (with bot) have many 16M bots left and one 32M bot remaining. The Cappa has always had 16M bots for their stages.
THistory
In 2002, Chuck E. Cheese's would begin testing a new store format known officially as "Small-Town CEC" stores at three locations. Those being Waco, TX, Lake Jackson, TX and Dover, DE. These would feature a stage called the Studio C Cappa Prototype which lacked the animatronic. This test then failed and eventually would be modified into what is now known as the Studio C Cappa.
Beginning in 2003, a revised version of the small-town store concept would debut with the Joplin, MO location, which opened its doors on July 22, 2003. The version stage would be installed at seven stores from July 22, 2003, till September 30, 2003, when the final V1 Studio C Cappa was installed at Muskegon, MI. In November 2003 Version 2 of the Studio C Cappa would begin being installed across thirty-three stores firstly at Tuscaloosa, AL in November 2003 till early/mid 2005 when it was lastly installed at Evansville, IN. Starting in 2004/2005 at the Lewisville, TX store CEC Entertainment would begin installing stages that combined parts of the Studio C Cappa with some fixtures of the Beta. This would be installed at twenty-two locations across various locations from 2004/2005 - October 30, 2006. The final Studio C Cappa would open with the New Hartford, NY (now closed) location on October 30th, 2006. The final Studio C Cappa to be installed would be the Alexandria, Louisiana (now 2.0) location in 2009.
Design
The first iteration of the Studio C Cappa reused parts of the buffet stage whilst bringing a new stage design for Chucks stage. The new design would show a mirror with three rope lights behind the 16m Chuck E. Cheese. The animatronic sat atop an angular, trapezoidal stage with no curtains with the flood lights moved to the spotlight bar. Next to Chuck E. was a large platform which all of the elements of the Studio C Beta were condensed into; up top were three 24" rear projection monitors lined up evenly next to each other and below that was a small but wide blue screen with a trapezoidal carpet mat on the floor. For additional lighting the spotlight bar had the CEC Spot, three floods, Gemini, Warp, Strobe, Applause and On the Air.
Waco received a unique set up instead of the blue screen it used the same material seen on the stage with the "CEC" letters put on top of it to the left and right it featured two sets of three rope lights. A total of 7 V1 Studio C Cappa's were installed, with 2 remaining as of November 2023, those are Joplin, Missouri (First store to open with Studio C Cappa, possibly first or second Studio C Cappa, as Waco, Texas replaced their Studio C Cappa Prototype at the same time), and Jackson, Tennessee (second store to open with Studio C Cappa, and last in Tennessee). The latest V1 stage to be removed was in Goldsboro, North Carolina. They had theirs from September 2003 to July 2023.
Version 2
This design was the second to come out in November 2003, with some changes firstly being the backdrop, it was changed from a mirror to a spiral shape with lights in it that extends to the wall next to it on the right. The animatronic sat atop an angular, trapezoidal stage with no curtains with the flood lights moved to the spotlight bar. Next to Chuck E. was a large platform which all of the elements of the Studio C Beta were condensed into; up top were three 24" rear projection monitors lined up evenly next to each other and below that was a small but wide blue screen with a trapezoidal carpet mat on the floor. For additional lighting the spotlight bar had the spotlight for Chuck E., two floods, the Gemini, and strobe light.
Version 3
The final design removed the trapezoidal stage and extended swirl pattern replacing them with what the Studio C Beta looked like. complete with lights and backdrop and working curtains until early 2006 when fake curtains began being installed. The Blue Screen design remained the same as it was in v2. The additional lighting was the same as v2. The final to open would be the New Hartford, New York location (Which closed in 2020), with theirs being a V3. The last to be installed was Alexandria, Louisiana in 2009.
Gallery
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V3, Hagerstown, MD (17618 Valley Mall Blvd), May 13, 2021
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V3, Hagerstown, MD (17618 Valley Mall Blvd), May 13, 2021
Current Installations
Location | Version | Year Installed | Condition / Notes |
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Joplin, MO | V1 | 2003 | First Store to open with , Either First or Second installed. Oldest . Last in Missouri |
Jackson, TN | V1 | 2003 | 2nd oldest . Last Cappa in Tennessee. Second store to open with . |
Janesville, WI | V2 | 2003 | Only in Wisconsin |
Muncie, IN | V2 | 2003 | One of 4 s installed in Indiana. |
Kokomo, IN | V2 | 2004 | One of 4 s installed in Indiana. |
Las Cruces, NM | V2 | 2004 | Only in New Mexico, last Studio C and last animatronic show in the state. |
Asheville, NC | V2 | 2004 | One of 4 s installed in North Carolina (6 in the Carolinas). |
Hattiesburg, MS* | V2, V3 | 2004 | Only one in Mississippi. Originally a V2 which later became a V3. |
Sumter, SC | V2 | 2004 | One of 2 s installed in South Carolina (6 in the Carolinas). Last in South Carolina. |
Salisbury, MD | V2 | 2004 | One of 2 s in Maryland. |
Longview, TX | V2 | 2004 | |
Dothan, AL | V2 | 2004 | Last in Alabama as Decatur upgraded to a Beta at some point and Tuscaloosa closed due to a tornado. One of three s installed in Alabama. |
College Station, TX | V2 | 2004 | |
Lake Jackson, TX | V3 | 2005/6 | Former Prototype. |
Hagerstown, MD (17618 Valley Mall Blvd) | V3 | 2005 | One of 2 s in Maryland. |
Victoria, TX | V3 | 2005 | |
Greensburg, PA | V3 | 2005 | One of 4 s installed in Pennsylvania. |
Abilene, TX | V3 | 2005 |